Mrs. Mary Alice Howe, aged 75, widow of Lyman H. Howe and one of Wyoming Valley's most prominent women, died February 4. 1936, at her home, 30 Riverside Drive, Wilkes-Bare, alter twelve days' illness.

Born in Allentown, August 15, 1860, Mrs. Howe was the daughter of Franklin and Susan E. (Newhard) Koehler. She spent her girlhood in Allentown and was educated at the Allentown Female College, now Cedar Crest College. After her marriage, she moved with her husband to Wilkes-Barre.

Mr. Howe, her late husband, was one of the pioneers in the moving picture industry in this country. He was noted for his stereopticon travel pictures, which he collected on his trips around the world. His laboratories were located in WilkesBarre.

Mrs. Howe was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre, and its societies. She was also affiliated with the Y. W. C. A., a member of the election committee of that organization, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Wyoming Valley Woman's Club and the Lehigh County Historical Society.

Surviving are a son, Lyman Harold Howe; two sisters, Miss Emma J. E. Koehler and Mrs. J. Thomas Schantz; and two brothers, Joseph H. Koehler and William A. Koehler, all of Allentown. A brother, Robert L. Koehler, is deceased.